Predicted to enable identical protein binding activity and poly(U) RNA binding activity. Involved in epithelial cell differentiation and response to hormone. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Predicted to be part of polysome. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Biomarker of brain infarction and brain ischemia. Orthologous to human MSI1 (musashi RNA binding protein 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]